SNAP benefits, or food stamps, were briefly paused this month during the federal government shutdown. Now, just days before Thanksgiving, benefits are back but food assistance is still in high demand.
Inside the Idaho Foodbank’s warehouse in Meridian, volunteers on forklifts unload pallets of peas, potatoes and other food supplies.
Morgan Wilson, chief development officer at the nonprofit, said there’s been increases in donations, distribution and volunteering across the state this month…